The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs Are Here to Stay

The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs got off to a rocky start back in 2007; there is little question about that. Human beings are inherently resistant to change, and that resistance tends to grow in intensity when there is a lack of understanding about all that will be involved with a particular change. Not only was it difficult for the average fan to comprehend how golf would implement a playoff... 

Phil Mickelson’s BMW Championship Withdrawal Is What Gives Golfers a Bad Name

Phil Mickelson was not a fan of the FedEx Cup schedule right from the start. Apparently, being forced to play golf for four weeks in a row with a total of $67 million up for grabs was a bit too much for Lefty. Mickelson made his objections known two weeks ago during the Deutsche Bank Championship, as reported by Doug Ferguson of The Associated Press, via GolfChannel.com: I’m in a bit of predicament,... 

Breaking Down Tiger Woods’ Decline Using New PGA Tour Statistics

Tiger Woods‘ golf game is on the decline. That much is clear. During the first 13 years of Woods’ career, he won 71 PGA Tour events, which was an average of 5.46 wins per year. Between 2010 and 2014, Woods has won eight PGA Tour events, which works out to an average of just 1.6 wins per year. Everyone seems to have their own opinion as to the exact cause of Woods’ decline since... 

Just Another Week in the Tumultuous World of Tiger Woods

The first 13 years of Tiger Woods‘ career ran like clockwork. Woods would show up for practice rounds at the crack of down. He employed the same caddie for 12 years and switched swing coaches just once between his junior golf days and his six-win 2009 season. Woods was not victorious every time he teed it up. In fact, even at his best he was winning only one out of every three events he attended.... 

The Sorry State of the U.S. Ryder Cup Team

The 2006 United States Ryder Cup team is widely regarded as the worst team assembled since Great Britain and Ireland merged with continental Europe back in 1979. The 2006 selection, which was captained by Tom Lehman, contained players such as Vaughn Taylor, J.J. Henry, Brett Wetterich and Scott Verplank, and wound up losing by a score of 18 ½ to 9 ½ to a far superior European side. While... 

Has Rory McIlroy Saved the Game of Golf?

Has Rory McIlroy saved the game of golf? Well, if television ratings are anything to go by, the answer to that question could be a resounding yes. The 25-year-old Northern Irishman may very well have single-handedly turned the tide on the ratings death spiral into which the game of golf had fallen over the past 12 months.    According to CBS Sports, television ratings for McIlroy’s... 

A Fantastic PGA Championship Marred by an Odd Finish

The 2014 PGA Championship was the major for which we had all been waiting. The future—Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler—finally met the past—Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk—in what turned out to be an epic Sunday showdown. Between the old guard playing some excellent golf and McIlroy ushering in a new era of dominance while Woods was at home in Florida mending his wounds,... 

Tom Watson’s Evolving Position on Tiger Woods and the Ryder Cup

It is clear that U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson’s position on using one of his three captain’s picks to select Tiger Woods has evolved over the past four months. In early April, Watson told GolfChannel.com’s Joe Posnanski, “I’ll pick him [Woods] for the team. I just hope he gets well and starts to play again without pain. That’s all that matters.” This statement... 

The Rory McIlroy Era Has Arrived Right on Schedule

Throughout the past century of professional golf, the game has followed a very similar pattern as it relates to the presence of a dominate force. All of this talk recently about how we are entering what could be a prolonged period of parity was never going to be accurate. Parity has never reigned supreme in the game of golf. Whenever one dominant force in the game is nearing the back-nine of his... 

Breaking Down Tiger Woods’ Opening Round at the Quicken Loans National

The fact that Tiger Woods struggled through his first 13 holes during Round 1 of the Quicken Loans National was not overly surprising when you consider that it had been three-and-a-half months since Woods last teed it up at a professional event. What was surprising about Woods’ opening round, however, was which areas of his game he struggled with en route to a three-over-par score of 74. Woods,... 

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